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Palantir ‘AI director’ to join NHSE/DHSC board

2026-04-01T04:50:00+01:00By Flora Pirol18 comments

US tech firm Palantir has been commissioned by NHS England and the Department of Health to provide a new AI-driven decision support tool to improve the quality of its policymaking.

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